Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in El Salvador
El Salvador: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador stood at 95.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1983.
That places El Salvador 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.0% | — |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +47.6% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +77.4% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +77.4% | 31.0% | 55.0% |
| 1983 | -50.0% | 42.0% | 21.0% |
| 1984 | +47.6% | 21.0% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 21.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 60.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 89.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 95.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1983.
- How does El Salvador rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.